Orlando Sirola
Italian tennis player (1928–1995)
Orlando Sirola (30 April 1928 – 13 November 1995) was an Italian tennis player.
Biography
Sirola was born in Fiume, today the Croatian city of Rijeka. He only began playing tennis at the age of 22.
In 1958 he won the singles title at the Bavarian Tennis Championships in Munich after a five-set victory in the final against Luis Ayala.
Sirola's best result in a Grand Slam singles event was at Roland Garros in 1960, where he beat #1 seed, Barry MacKay in the Quarterfinals to reach the Semifinals. He also won the Roland Garros doubles title in 1959, partnering Nicola Pietrangeli. He was a member of the Italian teams which finished runners-up to Australia in the Davis Cup in 1960 and 1961.
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